THE CORPORATION OF THE
CITY OF PORT COQUITLAM

MEMORANDUM

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Mr. B.R. Kirk October 12, 1989
City Administrator

FROM: Mr. W. Brown
Director of Planning

RE; Zoning Bylaw Text Amendment
Residential Zones
RECOMMENDATION:

THAT the Clerk's Office be directed to prepare an amendment to the Zoning
Bylaw Number 2240, Sections 801 and 802 Single Family Residentiai, Zones,
Subsection (4) Front Yard Setback. The existing wording is to be deleted
and the following substituted;

A front yard shall be provided of not less than 7.5 meters (24.5 feet)

for any pection of a building exceeding a height of one storey or six
meters.

A front yard shall be provided of not less than 6 meters (19.69 feet)
for a portion of a building one storey in height that is less than 6
meters in height and that has a width of less than 6 meters (19.69
feet).

During 1988 City Council directed the Planning Department to examine the
problem of large houses on smail lots. A series of recommendations were
prepared to address that problem. The recommendations were te vary front yard
setbacks to improve streetscape and to vary side yards to open up space
between houses,

The report was reviewed by the City's liasion committee with the building
industry (U.D.I.) and refinements suggested. They were to emphasize front
yard setback variation rather than side yard variation.

Implementation of the Suggested improvements to the RS-1 and RS-2 Zones
have be carried out in Citadel Heights and Morgan Avenue subdivisions through
Development Variance Permits and in the Westview Heights Building Scheme.

Tt is recommended the setbacks that have been informally used through
development variances now be adopted as part of the zoning bylaw regulations
for residential development.

W. Brow /U7
Director of Planning
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